Johne disease

Joh·ne disease

(yō'nĕ), an enteritis of a chronic wasting type affecting ungulates and other ruminants; caused by Mycobacterium avium, subsp. paratuberculosis; characterized by diarrhea, muscle wasting, and generalized weakness.
See also: Mycobacterium paratuberculosis.
Synonym(s): Bacillus paratuberculosis, Bacterium paratuberculosis, Darmtuberculose, Mycobacterium enteritidis, Mycobacterium johnei [Heinrich Albert Johne (1839-1910), German pathologist]

Johne,

H. Albert, German physician, 1839-1910. Johne bacillus - a species causing Johne disease, a chronic enteritis in cattle. Synonym(s): Mycobacterium paratuberculosisJohne disease - a disease occurring in cattle and sheep, caused by infection with Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. Synonym(s): chronic dysentery of cattle; paratuberculosisjohnin - a diagnostic agent, analogous to tuberculin.